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Smoky Chicken Quesadillas With Zingy Mayo & Salsa

These classic quesadillas are quick and easy. You'll combine smoky pulled chicken with melty cheese before loading up your tortilla wraps. Oven-bake them to crispy perfection before serving with mayo and zingy salsa.

40 mins
853kcal
Fusion
Smoky Chicken Quesadillas With Zingy Mayo & Salsa
4.5

Ingredients for 2 people

Cooking for 3? 1 and a half for each ingredient Cooking for 4? Double each ingredient

Ground cumin (1tsp)
Ground cumin (1tsp)
Tomato paste (32g)
Tomato paste (32g)
Ground smoked paprika (2tsp)
Ground smoked paprika (2tsp)
Garlic clove x2
Garlic clove x2
Mayonnaise (50ml)
Mayonnaise (50ml)
Skinless chicken thighs (320g)
Skinless chicken thighs (320g)
Cheddar cheese (40g)
Cheddar cheese (40g)
White wine vinegar (15ml)
White wine vinegar (15ml)
Red onion
Red onion
Plain tortillas (6pcs)
Plain tortillas (6pcs)
Soy sauce (8ml)
Soy sauce (8ml)
Tomato
Tomato

You'll also need

Pepper, Salt, Sugar, Vegetable oil, Olive oil, Water (or dietary alternatives)

Cooking instructions

Instructions for 2 [for 3] [for 4] portion recipe.

1.

Preheat the oven to 200°C/ 180°C (fan)/ gas 6 and boil half a kettle

Take your chicken out of the fridge and open the packet to let it air

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick with a matching lid) with a drizzle of vegetable oil over a high heat

Once hot, add your chicken thighs and cook for 3 min on each side or until browned

Step 1
2.

Meanwhile, dissolve your tomato paste and soy sauce in 200ml [260ml] [350ml] boiled water – this is your tomato stock

Peel and finely slice half your red onion[s]

Dice the remaining red onion

Peel and finely chop (or grate) your garlic

Step 2
3.

Once the chicken has browned, add your ground cumin and ground smoked paprika to the pan with the chopped garlic and sliced onion

Season with a generous pinch of salt and pepper and cook for for 30 secs or until aromatic

Once aromatic, add the tomato stock, and cook, covered, for 10 min or until the chicken is cooked through (no pink meat!)

Step 3
4.

While the chicken is cooking, grate your cheddar cheese

Once the chicken is ready, transfer it to a clean board and shred it apart, using two forks – this technique is known as 'pulling'

Return the the pulled chicken to the pan with the grated cheese and give everything a good mix up – this is your cheesy chicken mix

Step 4
5.

Divide the cheesy chicken mix between your tortillas

Step 5
6.

Fold each filled tortilla over so you're left with 3 half moon-shaped sandwiches per person and add to a baking tray (or two!)

Place another baking tray on top of the filled tortillas to weigh them down

Put the stacked baking trays in the oven and cook for 15 min or until the tortillas are slightly browned – these are your smoky chicken quesadillas

Step 6
7.

While the quesadillas are cooking, dice your tomato[es]

Add the diced tomato and diced onion to a small bowl with half your white wine vinegar, a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt and sugar – this is your tomato salsa

Add your mayo to a small bowl with the remaining white wine vinegar and stir it all together – this is your zingy mayo

Step 7
8.

Top the smoky chicken quesadillas with the zingy mayo and tomato salsa

Enjoy!

Nutritional information

Nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto.

per serving
853kcal
Energy
44.7g
Fat
64.4g
Carbohydrate
5.3g
Fibre
48g
Protein
2g
Salt

The cooking process and additional ingredients added at home (listed under “You'll also need”) will affect total values.

Allergens

Allergens highlighted by (egg, gluten, milk, mustard, soya).

In addition to the recipe specific allergen information provided, due to production and packing methods Gousto boxes may also contain low levels of the following allergens: Cereals containing gluten; Crustaceans; Eggs; Fish; Peanuts; Soya; Milk; Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia nuts; Celery; Sesame; Sulphur dioxide and Sulphites; Lupin; Molluscs; Mustard.

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